Funding opportunities
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Important Information
- Applications are due to the Research Office by 10:00am on the nominated Research Office closing date
- If you would like your draft reviewed, we require one copy to be submitted to the Research Office at least 10 working days prior to the funding body submission deadline to receive a full review.
- During the peak grants period (January to March) more days may be required for the Research Office review. Please contact the relevant Grants Officer for further information.
- Overheads are to be included in all external grant budgets, please see the Preparing Research Budgets page for more information.
- The required Head of Institute signature is arranged by the Research Office.
- The final due date for applications is at least three (3) working days prior to the funding body deadline for Australian applications and earlier for International applications.
- By the final due date you must supply the number of copies required by the funding body plus one for the Research Office.
Major Funding Bodies
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| Recently added funding opportunity |
| International Funding Opportunity |
Ongoing Funding - Open all Year
| Funding Body | Scheme | Research Office Closing Dates - Applications due to RO by 10:00am on the closing date | Funding Body Closing Date | Research Office Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Academy of Science | 2014 Awards | Various closing dates. Please check individual award pages. | Sally Gordon | |
| Trade and Investment NSW | TechVouchers Round 2 | No closing date however, limited number of vouchers are available. | Belinda Peden | |
| Australian Egg Corporation Limited | Travel Funding | Ongoing | Contact Research Office |
October Closing Date
| Funding Body | Scheme | Research Office Closing Dates - Applications due to RO by 10:00am on the closing date | Funding Body Closing Date | Research Office Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart Foundation | Focus Grants | 24 September | 1 October | Shai Pritchard |
| The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) | 2014 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences | 24 September | 1 October | Shai Pritchard |
| Australian Academy of Science | Rudi Lemberg Travelling Fellowship | 26 September | 3 October | Shai Pritchard |
| Centenary Institute | Lawrence Creative Prize | 27 September | 4 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Australian Rotary Health | Ian Scott PHD Scolarships |
Draft 25 September Final 30 September Hard Copy Submissions post by 3 October | 4 October | Shai Pritchard |
| Cotton Research and Development Corporation | Summer and Honours Scholarships, Postgraduate Scholarships, Travel and Scientific Exchange funding | 27 September | 4 October | Neroli Finlay |
| National Institute of Nursing Research | Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R01) | 30 September | 5 October | Shai Pritchard |
| The Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) | Team Science Awards | 30 September | 7 October | Shai Pritchard |
| National Stroke Foundation | Honours Grants | 30 September | 7 October | Shai Pritchard |
| National Stroke Foundation | Small Project Grants | 30 September | 7 October | Shai Pritchard |
| National Stroke Foundation | Clinical Development Awards | 30 September | 7 October | Shai Pritchard |
| Australian Academy of Science | Science and Industry Endowment Fund - Australian Academy of Science Fellowships to the Lindau Nobel Laureates Meetings |
As only two (2) applications can be submitted by UoN, it is essential that potential applicants advise Shai Pritchard via email by 10am 20 September if they have an interest in submitting an application. Draft - 1 October | 8 October | Shai Pritchard |
| US Department of Defense - Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
| FY13 Breast Cancer Research Program | 1 October | 8 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
| The Pūnaha Hihiko Vision Mātauranga Capability Fund | 2 October | 9 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Rural Health Continuing Education Stream 2 | Grant Program | 3 October | 10 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Connecting Australian-European Science and Innovation Excellence (CAESIE)
| Stage One Priming Grants | 27 September |
11 October Please note: Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SME) must be the lead applicant. | Shai Pritchard |
| Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Workshop Program | Call for submission of proposals | 11 October | Shai Pritchard | |
| Academy of the Social Sciences In Australia | Workshop Program | 4 October | 11 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Group of Eight (Australia) | European Fellowships | 3 October | 11 October | Shai Pritchard |
| Australian Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine Research Trust | Research Grants - Round 6 | 2 October | 11 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC) | Investment Applications 2014-15 | 3 October | 11 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Institute for Safety, Compensation and Recovery Research | Development Grants | 8 October | 14 October | Neroli Finlay |
| The Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) | Special Opportunity: Saban Family Foundation - MRA Team Science Awards | 8 October | 14 October | Shai Pritchard |
| The American Australian Association
| US to Australia Fellowship Program | 8 October | 15 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Horticulture Australia | Strategic R&D Investment Funding Call for 2013/14 | 1 October | 15 October | Neroli Finlay |
| National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
| Small Grant Program for New Investigators | 9 October | 16 October | Neroli Finlay |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
| Early Career Award in Chemistry of Drug Abuse and Addiction | 9 October | 16 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation | Request for Tender: Conceptualising gambling-related harm (VRGF 1-13) | As only one (1) Tender can be submitted by UoN it is essential that potential applicants advise Elianne Renaud via email by COB Thursday 26 September if they have an interest in submitting a Tender. | 17 October | Elianne Renaud |
| Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation | Request for Tender: Problem gambling in people seeking treatment for mental illness (VRGF 2-13) | As only one (1) Tender can be submitted by UoN it is essential that potential applicants advise Elianne Renaud via email by COB Thursday 26 September if they have an interest in submitting a Tender. | 17 October | Elianne Renaud |
| Alzheimer's Australia Dementia Research Foundation | PhD Scholarship | 3 October | 18 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Alzheimer's Australia Dementia Research Foundation | Dementia Grants Program | 11 October | 18 October | Neroli Finlay |
| National Breast Cancer Foundation | Accelerator (Translational) Research Grants |
Draft 8 October Final 14 October | 18 October | Shai Pritchard |
| National Institute of Nursing Research
| Health Promotion Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Males (R21) | 9 October | 19 October | Shai Pritchard |
| National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS
| RFA-RM-13-014--Defining A Comprehensive Reference Profile of Circulating Human Extracellular RNA | 15 October | Letter of Intent (LOI) due 11 November | Neroli Finlay |
| Fair Work Commission
| Request for Tender: Research to assess and improve the public value of the Fair Work Commission (13/14-01) | As only one (1) Tender can be submitted by UoN it is essential that potential applicants advise Elianne Renaud via email by COB Friday 4 October if they have an interest in submitting a Tender. | 23 October | Elianne Renaud |
| Australian-American Fulbright Commission
| Fulbright Senior Specialist Program | 21 October | 28 October | Sally Gordon |
| Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) | External Investment Plan 2014-15 - Call for Tender | 21 October | 29 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC)
| Travel Awards | 23 October | 30 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
| Complications Therapies - Target Discovery and Validation for Diabetic Nephropathy | 24 October | 31 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Rebecca L Cooper Medical Research Foundation
| 2014 Research Grants | 24 October | 31 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
| Grand Challenge India: Achieving Healthy Growth through Agriculture and Nutrition | 24 October | 31 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
| Records for Life: A Design Contest that can Save Lives | 24 October | 31 October | Neroli Finlay |
| National Breast Cancer Foundation | Conference Support | 24 October | 31 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Australian Podiatry Council Education and Research Fund | Research Grants | 24 October | 31 October | Neroli Finlay |
| Science and Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF) | John Stocker Postgraduate Scholarships | 24 October | 31 October | Neroli Finlay |
November Closing Date
| Funding Body | Scheme | Research Office Closing Dates - Applications due to RO by 10:00am on the closing date | Funding Body Closing Date | Research Office Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS) | 2014-15 Research and Capacity Building Grants stream | 25 October | 1 November | Shai Pritchard |
| The Lung Foundation Australia | Boehringer-Ingelheim Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Research Fellowship | 28 October | 4 November | Sally Gordon |
| Ludwig Engel Grant-in-Aid for Physiological Research | 28 October | 4 November | Sally Gordon | |
| Lizotte Family Research Award for Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Research | 28 October | 4 November | Sally Gordon | |
| Ivan Cash Grant-in-Aid for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Research | 28 October | 4 November | Sally Gordon | |
| National Institute of Mental Health/NIH/DHHS
| RFA-RM-13-010--Adaptation of Scalable Technologies to Illuminate the Druggable Genome (U01) | 4 November | Letter of Intent (LOI) due 11 November | Neroli Finlay |
| Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
| Grand Challenges Explorations | 5 November | 12 November | Neroli Finlay |
| The Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) | Young Investigators Awards | 6 November | 13 November | Shai Pritchard |
| The Melanoma Research Alliance (MRA) | Established Investigator Academic - Industry Partnership Awards | 6 November | 13 November | Shai Pritchard |
| Australian Egg Corporation Limited | Preliminary Research Proposals (PRPs) | 7 November | 14 November | Neroli Finlay |
| Motor Accidents Authority NSW | Injury Strategy: Small Grant Round | 11 November | 15 November | Neroli Finlay |
| Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
| Honours and Postgraduate Scholarships | 15 November | Neroli Finlay | |
| Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD)
| RISE worldwide International Research Internships 2014 | 15 November | 24 November | Neroli Finlay |
| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS
| RFA-DK-13-025--Expansion of the MAPP Research Network (U01) | 18 November | 27 November | Shai Pritchard |
December Closing Date
| Funding Body | Scheme | Research Office Closing Dates - Applications due to RO by 10:00am on the closing date | Funding Body Closing Date | Research Office Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Japan Foundation
| Japan Foundation Grants | 25 November | 1 December | Elianne Renaud |
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS
| NeuroNEXT Clinical Trials (U01) | 20 November | 2 December | Neroli Finlay |
| Directorate for Geosciences / NSF
| Arctic Research Opportunities | 29 November | 6 December | Shai Pritchard |
| The Australian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association Limited (AVCAL) | Research Prizes 2013-14 | 6 December | Sally Gordon | |
| Spinal Cord Injury network | PhD Scholarship | 7 December | 15 December | Neroli Finlay |
| Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC)
| Nga Kanohi Kitea - Full Project Grants | 10 December | EOI due 17 December | Neroli Finlay |
| Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) | Regional Australia's Renewables – Industry Program (I-RAR) |
10 December Please note: early submission deadline due to University holiday period | 31 December | Neroli Finlay |
| Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) | Community and Regional Renewable Energy (CARRE) program |
10 December Please note: early submission deadline due to University holiday period | 31 December | Neroli Finlay |
2014 Closing Date
| Funding Body | Scheme | Research Office Closing Dates - Applications due to RO by 10:00am on the closing date | Funding Body Closing Date | Research Office Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
| Sustained Release of Antivirals for Treatment or prevention of HIV (SRATP) |
17 December Please note: early submission deadline due to University holiday period | 7 January 2014 | Neroli Finlay |
| SOAS/Arcadia
| The Endangered Languages Documentation Program (ELDP) | 9 January 2014 | 15 January 2014 | Neroli Finlay |
| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
| Harvesting the Neuroimaging Cornucopia for Pancreatic Islet Imaging Reagents for Diabetes Research | 13 January 2014 | 20 January 2014 | Neroli Finlay |
| The Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams Memorial Foundation | Grants-in-Aid (Supplementation) |
Draft 22 January 2014 Final 27 January 2014 | 31 January 2014 | Shai Pritchard |
| Australian Geographic Society | Nancy Bird Walton Sponsorship | 24 January 2014 | 31 January 2014 | Neroli Finlay |
| Ian Potter Foundation | Health and Disability 2014 | 17 January 2014 | 4 February 2014 | Shai Pritchard |
| Ian Potter Foundation | Medical Research 2014 | 17 January 2014 | 4 February 2014 | Shai Pritchard |
| National Eye Institute
| Audacious Goals Initiative High Priority Research Area: Intersection of Disease (R01) | 29 January 2014 | 5 February 2014 | Shai Pritchard |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS
| Development of Appropriate Pediatric Formulations and Pediatric Drug Delivery Systems (R03) | 6 February 2014 | 15 February 2014 | Neroli Finlay |
| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH/DHHS
| Mechanisms of Alcohol and Stimulant Co-Addiction (R21) | 5 March 2014 | 16 March 2014 | Elianne Renaud |
| National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/NIH/DHHS
| Neuroscience Research on Drug Abuse (R21) | 5 March 2014 | 16 March 2014 | Elianne Renaud |
| Australian Egg Corporation Limited | Full Research Proposals | 19 March 2014 | 26 March 2014 | Neroli Finlay |
| National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS
| Strategic Alliances for Medications Development to Treat Substance Use Disorders (R01) | 20 March 2014 | 27 March 2014 | Shai Pritchard |
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